Joseph cipolla



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SPRING BED BOTTOM. APPLICATION FILED MAYIsHlel.

Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

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JOSEPH CIPOLLA, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPRING BED-BOTTOM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

Application filed May 15, 1918. Serial No. 234,634.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH CrPoLLA, a subject of the King of Italy, but now residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring Bed-Bottoms, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention has relation to a metal spring bed bottom with the provision of l'ateral means for quickly taking up slack or sag of the bottom and thus to provide a bottom which can be uniformly maintained in an eflicient taut condition for greater comfort in rest thereon, as well arranged so as to facilitate the gaining of access to under portions for cleaning as required; and in such connection the invention relates more particularly to the constructive arrangement of such a bed, in furtherance of the dened purposes of the said invention.

The nature and scope of my present invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part thereof, n which y Figures 1 and 2, are respectively, fragmentary plan views of a spring bed bottom, embodying the features of my invention; and

Fig. 3 1s a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is a similar view but showing there'- in the supporting framing in an elevated position for cleaning purposes.

Referring to the drawings a represents the standard of a supporting rectangular b is the mesh or matted wire bed bottom linked at b3 to the framing a. This framing is arranged with a flanged end b5, so as to be bent downward onto the standards a, and therein is provided a bolt 56, for tightening the said framing as clearly shown in Figs. 1

Vand 3. The opposite side of the bed bottorn b, is linked at b3, to an oblong strip copies ot this patent may be obtained for b2, which latter is bolted at each end to the standards a, as clearly sho-wn in Fig. 2.

The said connected arrangement and application of the framing a of the bed bottom is such as to permit of either quickly raising or lowering the bed for either cleaning as in Fig. 4 or for lowering to take up slack or sag in portion-s as shown in Fig. 3, thus to place the bed bottom quickly 'under required tension for greater comfort 1n use.

By the foregoing arrangement covering the defined features of my invention is provided a simple and eEective means to. readily raise the bottom from its supporting framing so as to become readily accessible, from the underside, for cleaning or handling the same.

I-Iitherto various means and methods of application have been availed of, for guard ing against sag or slack in bed bottoms, hence I do not wish to be understood as laying claim broadly to such means; but

.Having thus described the nature and object of my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a fabric bed-bottom, a rectangular framing to one side of which an end of the fabric is secured, while the opposite end of the fabric is secured to an angle-iron clamping member arranged to be drawn down against the outer side of said framing, with the horizontal leg of the angle iron against the top of the framing and the vertical leg of the angle iron parallel to the edge ofthe framing; and said member pro vided with meansfor forcing said vertical flange away from said edge for varying the tension of said fabric bottom, substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my signature, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH CIPOLLA.

Witnesses:

J. WALTER DoUGLAss, KATHRYN F. DowLING.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

